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Superior Hiking Trail | Guide to Backpacking Campsites
Way to Camp # 10 | Backpack Camping on a National Scenic Trail
The Public Land:
The Superior Hiking Trail.
Some 90% of this 312 miles of unpaved hiking footpath crosses a wide variety of public lands, including the Superior National Forest, Minnesota state parks and forests, county land and city parks. 10% does travel through the permissive easements of private landowners. Despite its continuous on the ground, in the minds of many outdoorists the Superior Hiking Trail is a discrete venue. that is well packaged into one iconic backpacking destination.
Administrative :
1 Trail (or 2) 94 campsites $Free 0% reservable
Some 90% of this trail
the public lands the SHT crosses, as a sub section of the North Country National Scenic Trail
Of the 23 Ways to Camp on Minnesota's public lands this guide and these
Way to Camp #10 | Backpack Camping on a National Scenic Trail (Superior Hiking Trail)
These campsites are free.
Because they are rustic experiences with only the most basic amenities provided. If you develop a few backcountry camping practices, they are incredibly comfortable and an incredible value.
They are first come, first served.
In other words, not reservable. This is a good thing when every state park car campground from Gooseberry to Grand Marais is already full, these rustic campgrounds are a great alternative. Get right to building camp, instead of hassling with administrative chores. However, be prepared to continue your road trip to the next nearest campgrounds, if you find all sites are occupied upon arrival. This "contigency tour" is a rite of passage. The resources in this guide should help.
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The Campsites Catalog below orders the Rustic Campgrounds by geographic proximity.
Campsites are limited in number.
There are always less than 10 campsites in these “campgrounds”. On average, there are four. Expect less traffic and activity than a typical fee car campground. Instead of 50+ neighbors, you’re likely to only have a few.
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Maximum stay length is 14 days. Maximum group size is 9.
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Open season is May 15 through October 1.
There is no resident staff or support.
No campground host. Visits from park staff or local law enforcement are unlikely. Cell phone service is also not guaranteed.
Approach :
Hiking your own hike.
The Draw: What makes SHT camping special?
Remoteness.
Proximity to amazing pieces of water.
Social.
Expected Use: while hiking the trail.
Amenities & Skills :
The comforts of car camping, with some backcountry fundamentals.
The overall campground amenities are less than surrounding national forest car campgrounds. Considerably less than state parks. But nearly equivalent to state forest car campgrounds. More importantly, the individual campsite amenities between all these public lands are pretty well equivalent. You get a lot for what you don't even have to pay for:
☑ Cleared and level tent sites with drive-in parking for a car, small RV or tent trailer.
☑ Metal fire rings, most often with a cooking grate attached.
☑ Picnic tables.
☑ Outhouses with vault toilets. No running water, sinks or flushing toilets.
☑ Most are developed towards fishing and include a boat launch and a dock. Some of these launches are more primitive, for paddling watercraft rather than boat trailers.
☐ There is no potable water provided.
☐ Water Treatment Required: Only one of these campgrounds (Baker) has a drinkable water faucet. All others require equipment and methods for collecting and treating/filtering wild water. Every campground has a dependable source of water from an adjacent lake or river.
☐ Practice backcountry food and trash storage.
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Avoid all woodland critters, the local black bears included - by keeping all trash, food and scented hygiene products secure;
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Use your vehicle as a locker overnight.
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Correctly use bear hangs, bear barrels or bear bags.
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Do not leave trash, food or cookware unattended.
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Have trash bags and receptacles ready to pack out all of your garbage. There are no dumpsters or recycling containers. Pack out what you pack in.
☐ Firewood is not provided. Gather sustainably, or brought along from local DNR approved vendors.
Why This Guide? And Other Resources.
When you're on thru-hike mode turned up to eleven, campsite selection is determined simply by which is nearest at the sun begins to set. The only variable that would move you forward or have kept you short is whether a site was completely dry of drinking water. This guide is no matter there.
When you are working the dials, even a little bit, towards comfort, enjoyment and 'optimizing' your trail experience you'll find yourself wishing and wondering you knew how this campsite you're at compares to the one up ahead? This guide is for those hikes.
Every awesome day on the hiking trail isn't always, but can be compounded by an evening and overnight in the backpacking campsites that are admittedly higher quality than others. [Every single campsite is an achievement of the Superior Hiking Trail Association volunteers, members and staff that I am beyond grateful to have. :)]
The purpose of this guide, in providing descriptions and a respectful comparative ranking (any night spent on the trail is 5 star!) is to identify and celebrate the best of the Superior Hiking Trail backpack camping experience. To that end, this resource supports the following trip goals:
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Making the most out a section or thru-hike; where adjusting mileage is worth it for the more scenic or interesting campsite to end the day, having a long lunch break or taking a zero day.
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Sampling the 'cream of the crop' for the ultimate hit-and-run experience of the best of what SHT backpack camping can offer on a single overnight or weekend outing. Time can be a limited resource. Or you've got new initiates to convince that more days on trail are well worthwhile.
What are the criteria that impacts these rankings?
Water is what I most look forward to each stay.
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Moving water is better than still. Larger volume is better than smaller.
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The more adjacent this water is to tent pads the better. Make it easy to carry all of my kit to the water's edge to soak and rinse my face and feet. To refull all the water needed for the evening and overnight. To fall asleep to the serenade of a moving stream.
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An obvious swimming or wading hole is a higher ranking than small, broken and still pools I have to stay out of and preserve as sacred sources of drinking water.
Topography.
Give me some ground that is both interesting at large (heights, slopes, hills, banks) and also has pockets of totally flat tent pads.
Quality of Tent Pads
I don't care about the substrate - until it rains. Then I wish for a grassy or otherwise organic bed to keep my tent from caking in what is now mud. For this ranking, I'll count the number of good tent pads (flat enough and uninterrupted by roots) that I would choose from if I'm the only person in the campsite. There will always be more places to pitch your tent than I mention.
Trees. Mostly for aesthetics. The trail grants a variety of hardwoods and conifer mixes throughout, but I'm happier with open, airy and mature groves than the thick, claustrophobic stands of young aspen, spruce and alder. Sun and shade can be had at any site, and preferences completely depend on weather and season.
Criteria that means little:
Distance from main trail.
Latrine experience.
☑ The Official Trail Map Series from Superior Hiking Trail Association
Physical signage erected at certain trailheads and boat launches may host maps that include campsites no longer posted or promoted on the national forest website.
☑ Superior Hiking Trail Databook from Superior Hiking Trail Association
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Minnesota Camp Guide presents the campsites on NPS river maps in the following format, adding images, descriptions, hike-in/drive-in designations and a rating.
Additional campsites and campgrounds have been added to this guide, from the following sources:
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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
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St. Croix State Park (Summer Map)
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Wild River State Park (Summer Map)
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Afton State Park (Summer Map)
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Chengwatana State Forest
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
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Governor Knowles State Forest
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For a spreadsheet document of the Campsites of the St. Croix River National Scenic River, link here.
Ex: C 129.5 East Beavver River ★ 5
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S129.5
An Island
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The corresponding National Park Service map.
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The location, by river mile. Consistent with National Park Service maps.
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Campsite name, if it has one.
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Rating:
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Compared to other primitive watercraft on the St. Croix River.
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Criteria include; view of river, ease of access, shoreline quality, size, mix of sun/shade, quality of substrate for pitching tents, amenities.
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The Campsites Catalog
The Superior Hiking Trail | Designated Campsites
Map Series F: Northern Terminus to Pincushion Mountain Trailhead
F 294.9 Template ★ 1
A shallow rise in swampy alder-ground. Patchy balsam fir surrounds a two bench commons area. A wide vista of campsite from the latrine.
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☑☐ ⦿⦿⦿ Water: A small, alder choked creek. A little walk from campsite.
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Tent Pads: 3-4 of good quality.
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☐ ☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring.
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94° 5' 59.618" W 47° 47' 32.447" N
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★ notable hike-in
F 294.9 Andy Creek ★ 1
A shallow rise in swampy alder-ground. Patchy balsam fir surrounds the commons area. A wide vista of campsite from the latrine.
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☑⦿ Water: A small, alder choked creek. A little walk from campsite.
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Size (S). Tent Pads: 3-4 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.96854, -89.91843
F 289.8 Jackson Creek ★ 3
Past a gate of glacial erratics, into a dense forested height of land, thick with spruce and balsam. Rests just above a charming creek that enters a wetland, offering friendly access to light water.
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☑ ⦿Water: A small creek.
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Size (S). Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.92357, -89.91318
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
F 286.5 Caribou Pond ★ 2
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (S). Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.89964, -89.91486
F 282.8 North Carlson Pond ★ 2
Thick young forest with lots of balsam, spruce and shrubs. Mostly flat ground. Very nearby, a lovely little creek enters a wetland.
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☑ ⦿ Water: The creek, with enough volume to offer an enticing soaking pool, like a grass banked jacuzzi.
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Size (M). Tent Pads: Flat ground with several great tent pads.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ One bench commons.
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47.89458, -89.95256
F 280.7 South Carlson Pond ★ 3
On a peninsular ridge, hosting a fairly open forest of great species diversity; spruce, balsam, cedar, birch and aspen with much of the ground carpeted in club mosses. On one aspect is a wide, grassy wetland viewshed.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Carlson Creek runs alongside with pools for wading or soaking feet.
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Size (M). Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet, with nice view. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.89178, -89.98376
F 277.9 Hazel ★ 1
An alder choked approach to an unattractive and claustrophobic thicket of dogwood and hazel with some scattered aspen, balsam and spruce.
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☐ ⦿ Water: Strong rivulets of water run the spongy ground in spring and into the season probably serve mosquito breeding better than they'll serve you.
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Size (S). Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.89619, -90.02529
F 266.2 Northwest Little Brule ★ 3.5
On risen ground above a spacious lower floodplain bench on a creek sized section ot the Little Brule River. Not too dense of spruce, birch and balsam to interrupt the limited viewshed. An airier option occurs in the adjacent stand of aspen.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Adjacent to a flowing, bouldery creek with gravel bars and feet soaking spots.
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Size (S). Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.82158, -90.09118
F 266.2 North Little Brule ★ 3.5
Next door to NW Little Brule, and a better pick. Much the same but offers a wider view of the river bend, through thin, airy spruce and birch stands.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Especially on the southern approach via trail, the river offers plunge pools, mossy outcrops and cobble beaches before transforming into an inaccessible slot canyon.
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Size (M). Tent Pads: 6-7 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.82086, -90.0905
F 265.8 South Little Brule ★ 3
Most interesing topography of the the three Brule sites, this campsite feels "layered". Humps and mounds of ground between a wooded draw and a cliff dropping to an acoustic creek canyon. A sense of the great, wide open in the lakebound direction. Uncrowded by birch, spruce and the occassional cedar or the huge greeting aspen.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Narrow, flowing creek that is a bit of a walk to access comfortably, considering this campsite is on steep ground above it.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 3-4 reasonably flat, this site is very sloped.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ four bench commons area.
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47.81641, -90.0879
F 260.6 Kadunce River ★ 3.5
Flat ground on a high bank above creek. Surrounded by airy spruce, birch, balsam and patches of bright, red osier dogwood.
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☑ ⦿ Water: A bit of walk to access, but earns a full extra point for the stretch of rapids with natural whirlpool jacuzzis.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality, some are grassy.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.80438, -90.15584
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Nearest trailhead: Under one mile.
F 260.1 West Fork Kadunce River ★ 2.5
A flat, wide and open clearing well above a deep and steep-sided slot canyon. Spruce-balsam-birch surround. If you prefer, a more grotto like option is pitching on the conifer shrouded, moss covered bench tucked precipitously above the canyon drop. Edgy.
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☐ ⦿ Water: Since the adjacent creek is in a canyon, you'll need to lace up your hiking boots and walk 0.3 miles to access comfortably.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: Many flat tent pads.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.80039, -90.16073
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Nearest Trailhead: One mile.
F 259.8 Crow Creek ★ 2
On a terrace between higher ground and the lower bench of the creek, amidst spruce, balsam and birch. Either Kadunce site is a better pick than this one, except that access to water is much more immediate here.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Directly adjacent to tents, a splashy creek with shallow foot soaking pools.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 6-7 flat tent pads.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.79978, -90.16435
F 258.6 Kimball Creek ★ 4
An absolutely charming, 'secret garden' feeling to this valley on a flat promontory between the confluence of two creeks. Access to native brook trout fishing, if you come back with a rod.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Excellent sound of wide, splashy riffles and shallow with places to wade and soak feet, but not swim.
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Size (S.) 4-5 quality tent pads.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.79353, -90.1837
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Nearest Trailhead: Very close to trailhead parking.
F 256.1 Cliff Creek ★ 3
Very spacious, flat and wide on a rise above the creek. Sun and shade amidst fairly mature birch, aspen, balsam and spruce. An old sentinel aspen tree stands at the entrance.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Easy enough access to a slow but moving creek. Shallow and cobbly.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: 6 + quality tent pads.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.79773, -90.2214
F 255.0 Durfree Creek ★ 2
A small, and close quarters alcove in thick trees. Atop a steep climb from the attractive creek.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Quick flowing riffles across gravel beach and rock bars, with ample space to wade in shallows.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: 2-4 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.79395, -90.23998
F 252.6 Wood's Creek ★ 4
The topography and vegetation create several private feeling 'compartments' to choose from. Some are directly on the banks of the creek and others on the main rise above, so you can select the volume setting of the running water.
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☑ ⦿ Water: A straight, narrow course through boulders. Places to soak feet.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ 3 bench commons area, sloped.
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47.78333, -90.26633
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Nearest Trailhead: Under one mile.
F 250.1 East Devil Track ★ 4
Super neat. A flat shelf between steep upland and the large, lower course of the Devil Track River. Sun and shade from the birch, balsam, spruce and cedar. An easy gradient access to water with impressive cliff banks.
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☑ ⦿Water: A high volume, boulder strewn riverrun for deep wading or a decent bathe, if not a shallow swim.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 2-3 comfortably.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.78101, -90.29674
F 250.0 West Devil Track ★ 4.5
The nearby section of Devil Track River is packed with features - eroding cliff banks, sculpted red rhyolite edifices, big cobble beaches, small rapids whirlpools and a few foot cascade.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Fast flowing course over hard rock and cobble beaches, great wading and washing.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: 5-6 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.78139, -90.29488
Map Series E: Pincushion Mountain Trailhead to Temperance Wayside Trailhead
E 239.4 North Bally Creek Pond ★ 2
A soggy, vegetated shoreline access to the pond without direct view from the campsite. Feels open/airy despite brushy surroundings. Unexciting, but takes care of business.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Look for a tiny brook inlet besides the pond direct.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.76914, -90.43146
E 239.2 South Bally Creek Pond ★ 2.5
Would choose over North, for the limited view and more comfortable and immediate access to the pond. Enclosed in brushy woods.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Another running water outlet besides pond edge in early season.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: Around 4 flat, quality tent pads. Others rugged.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.76799, -90.4332
E 238.0 Sundling Creek ★ 2.5
A small, balsam studded ridge partitions the campsite from the creek. Open to sun, sky and stars with a charming edging of carpet moss on approach. Prefer to the Bally Creek sites, but not by much. Not really worth the long spur off the main trail.
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☑ ⦿ Water: A small, but flowing stream overgrown with alder.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.7717, -90.45288
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Nearest Trailhead: Very close to trailhead parking.
E 234.5 North Cascade River ★ 3.5
Doubled amenities. Quite large, and has the feeling of two campsites. Hedges of hazel embedded with thick spruce and cedars surround and separate the two.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Disappointingly distant from river water access. Very wide and shallow.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ 2 pit latrine toilets. ☑ Rock fire ring, metal fire grate. ☑ Two commons areas.
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47.75458, -90.51894
E 232.1 Cut Log ★ 3
An attractive and airy, balsam & birch woods on the edge of mature maple hardood forest. Perched on a rise between an eroded ditch from seasonal runoff into the deep tributary creek valley. The namesake giant, mossy log has a cool chair carved into it.
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☑ ⦿ Water: The water source is a tall and steep staircase away from tents, and not enough for quality rinsing or recreation.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 5-6 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.73049, -90.53619
E 2xx Boreal ★ x
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Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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94° 5' 59.618" W 47° 47' 32.447" N
E 2xx Trout Creek ★ 5
Stunning! Lightly perched above the confluence of Trout Creek and dramatic Cascade River, a very large flat under a grand hall of mature cedars and shaggy young spruce. Sounds, views and water access abound. On a Spur, opposite bank of river from the Main Trail, I would take the spur just to stay here.
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☑ ⦿Water: Fast and wide stretch of Cascade for heavy rinsing, not exactly a swimming hole.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: 6+ of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.71412, -90.52837
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Nearby Trailhead: About a half mile.
E 228.6 Camp Creek ★ 3.5
Verdant, shaggy vegetation and woods enclose a selection of fairly partitioned tent pads all within earshot of moving water.
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☑ ⦿ Water: A low volume stream across slab bedrock. Not much for rinsing or recreation.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: 6+ of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Two rock fire rings. ☑ Five bench commons area.
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47.70747, -90.55827
E 225.4 Spruce Creek ★ 4
A damp and dank bowl of bare soil amongst the ankles of a large cedar grove - in a good way. This cool refuge also offers immediate access to creek. Awesome moss strewn wall of boulders.
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☑ ⦿ Water: A cobble and boulder strewn creek with a small wading hole.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: 2 of good quality, others reasonable.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Two rock fire rings. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.69501, -90.60796
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
E 223.2 Jonvick Creek ★ 1.5
A super gnarled and root wrankled piece of ground adjacent to a sloppy beaver pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Just for drinking. Jonvick Creek is deep in a grassy, beaver wetland underneath a boardwalk.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: One okay tent pad.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.68904, -90.6449
E 220.9 East Lake Agnes ★ 5
This scenic windwsept peninsula is surrounded with scenic, open water. Some spots up the trail offer heightened lake views from your tent. At the communal campfire, near water's edge has a wonderful ambience of chopping waves (given the breeze.)
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☑ ⦿ Water: Great swimming.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 2 perfectly level tent pads, others with a root or two.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.70021, -90.68227
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Nearby Trailhead:
E 220.5 West Lake Agnes ★ 2
Frustrating, compared to nearby East Agnes. Why must we climb a hill and leave the lakeshore behind? Surely for good reason, but water access becomes a chore. It is an ample, flat and rootless space in pretty sugar maple stand. Offers increased privacy or alternative to popularity of East Agnes.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Lakeshore is nearby, but is a shallow, vegetated and organic access less enjoyable than clean, rock lakeshore of East Lake Agnes.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 3-4 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.69958, -90.68675
E 217.6 East Poplar River ★ 3
On a low and small flat, immediately adjacent the slow moving river.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.68218, -90.7013
E 217.2 West Poplar River ★ 3
An open and airy sloping rise above the chuckling river. Still sheltered by mature spruce and birch.
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☑ ⦿Water: Close access, but not immediate, to a bouldery river with some decent wading.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of decent quality, noticeably sloping.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.67878, -90.70541
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
E 215.1 Mystery Mountain ★ 2.5
Up in the heights, nearby an impressive inland overlook but no particular views from tent pads. Still in heavy woods of spruce, birch and some pine.
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☐ ⦿ Water: No water here.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: Several of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ 3 bench commons area.
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47.66933, -90.72843
E 210.7 East Rollins Creek ★ 3.5
Tucked on a bench just adjacent to a charming, soundful creek. Less spacious than typical and on half sloping, but feels comfortably clean, manicured and opened from the heavy surrounding vegetation.
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☑ ⦿ Water: A narrow, trickling stream where small wading or foot rinsing pools can be found.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.63153, -90.76037
E 210.7 West Rollins Creek ★ 3
In a spacious hall of cedar trees, this is a rugged and slightly sloping piece of ground.
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☑ ⦿ Water: No immediate access to the creek, but is nearby.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 2-3 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.63136, -90.76136
E 208.7 Onion River ★ 2
Accomodating in space, but popping with overgrown weeds in a stand of shaggy spruce trunks. "River" is a bit overpromised for the small creek that is a short walk away from campsite.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Low volume flow over gravel and cobble. With some bushwhacking determination, small soaking & rinsing pools can be found downstream of trail crossing.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: Plenty of flat spots.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Two rock fire rings. ☑ Two bench commons area, with a picnic table.
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47.62533, -90.78934
E 207.5 East Leveaux ★ 1.5
Cozy and/or claustrophobic in the tight confines of thick alder and brush, despite the wide open sky above. Amenities are in shambles.
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☑ ⦿Water: Entering rivulet under trail offers alternative water source to the vegetated shoreline edge of the pond.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: About 2 distinct tent pads, wonderfully grassy.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.61768, -90.8051
E 207.4 West Leveaux ★ 2.5
On a cozy flat above, and with limited view of a charming pond to gaze upon. Spruce of all sizes surround, and woodsy vegetation compartmentalizes various tent pad nooks.
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☑ ⦿ Water:
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: Plenty. Some grassy, others sloped with light roots.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Four bench commons area.
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47.61806, -90.80624
E 205.2 Springdale Creek ★ 3
A pretty campsite tucked into the base of a high ridgeline carrying a mature sugar maple forest.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Better in springtime, or increased rainfall - otherwise creek draw is stagnant and scuzzy. Just for drinking source.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 3-4 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.60331, -90.83456
Map Series D: Temperance Wayside Trailhead to Minnesota Highway 1 Trailhead
D 196.3 South Cross ★ 5
An open glade, heavily studded with spruce tree trunks. More elevated above the big, gorgeous river than North, there are great sightlines in trade for the short descent to and from water access.
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☑ ⦿ Water: High volume rushes over boulders & bedrock with a big swimming/wading pool and occassional whirlpools.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: Many flat spots avoid surrounding roots.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.55774, -90.91611
D 196.2 North Cross ★ 5
Awesome space, in stand of spruce directly adjacent the scenic stretch of river. A secondary fire ring nests on the cobble shoreline of acoustic cascades.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Gorgeous, high volume flow over rhyolite bedrock and gravel beach with benches, cascades and swim pools of all sizes.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: Several flat pads in a gnarly surrounding.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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47.55902, -90.91662
D 195.6 Ledge ★ 4
Elevated on a bench above river, with an interrupted view through dense copse of spruce and birch. Water remains audible.
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☑ ⦿Water: A small climb to access shallow riffles for foot soaking.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: One great tent pad, others crowd one another.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.56592, -90.91348
D 194.8 Falls ★ 4.5
A close series of flat and open clearings in thick, but airy spruce and birch woods. Not wide open view, but adjacent to the sound of quick moving water.
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☑ ⦿ Water: A high volume flume cuts through bedrock, with a respectable little cascade and natural jacuzzi.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: Several great, flat pads with others a little rocky.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.56517, -90.92732
D 193.0 Fredenburg Creek ★ 3.5
Spacious and flat tent sites deep in stands of mature sugar maple forest and occasional cedars.
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☑ ⦿ Water: A stony, trickinling brook passes by directly adjacent - if you search you may find a small spot to soak your feet.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: Several of great quality, others cobbly.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Four bench commons area.
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47.55119, -90.94868
D 190.1 Dyer's Creek ★ 3
On a rise above audibly moving water. The tent pads are partitioned into 'hidden' nooks by growth of shrubs, young birch and spruce.
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☑ ⦿ Water: A calm, slow bend in a small creek. Search downstream for little feet soaking spots, but leave the immediate pool for drinking water.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 2-3 of good, at least decent quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.53256, -90.97041
D 186.7 Sugarloaf Pond ★ 1.5
On generally sloping ground, where higher up is open subcanopy spruce and birch and gnarled ground. Lower is thickly brushed alcoves to pitch tents, and feels tightly squeezed. An open water pond and wetland offers cool birdlife observations, without a direct view from campsite.
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☑ ⦿ Water: The still water pond is heavily vegetated and the one easy, hard shore access point, with heavily organic bottom should be reserved for fetching water.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 2-3 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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47.50684, -90.98827
D 184.3 Crystal Creek ★ 3.5
Actual views of Lake Superior! - from the latrine. Very impactful topography surrounds this campsite, from the macro full frontal headland facing the great lake to the 'Old Mine Canyon' draw which rends the site free from it. Hard to pass the lower rating, but lack of significant water is a big deal.
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☑ ⦿Water: Unreliable in dry conditions. Precious, tiny pools for drinking water treatment only.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: Several to choose from, though dusty and sloped.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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D 183.1 East Caribou River ★ 5
Under the shoulders of large pines, spruce and birch this airy glade carries the chorus of a compact cascade and sits adjacent to very comfortably accessible bedrock benches on an attractive stretch of small river.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Great volume with deep wading pool and open, sunny bedrock banks.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: Many good tent pads to be had.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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D 183.0 West Caribou River ★ 4.5
On the terrace of a forested slope down to the river. More compact than it's neighbor, the commons is an open clearing, with tent pad nooks tucked into vegetated alcoves.
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☑ ⦿ Water: A light descent to the river, with good volume for soaking feet and wading.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 2 of good quality, a couple others decent.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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D 180.2 Horseshoe Ridge ★ 2
Nestled into the cragginess of an 'alpine' feeling area, after the trail climbs taken to reach it. Despite the climbing there are no great views from site. Rather, big aspen and spruce offer shade and brushy woods fills in.
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☑ ⦿ Water: No significantly flowing water up here. You might avoid the hiking to the officially recommended source with a tiny, still pool that collects in the back.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 2-3 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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D 175.2 Aspen Knob ★ 2
Actually, a stand of young spruce on pretty flat ground.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Thin, low volume creek only best for drinking.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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D 173.2 Blesener Creek ★ 4.5
A storybook meeting of small creek with East Baptism River surrounds this peninsular campsite. Audible water everywhere. Mature spruce, cedar and birch mix with hardwoods and ferns on the edge of river.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Super neat. A wide, flat flume of bedrock holds small boulders and shallow but flowing wading pools.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 2 good comfortable pads, limited.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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D 172.6 East Branch Baptism River ★ 3
A tight clearing in thick woods, slightly uphill from lazy moving water.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Slow moving over rock cobble. Vegetated with riparian grasses and leaning alder. Downstream from immediate access can soak feet but not much other recreation to be had.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 2 good tent pads.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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D 170.8 North Sonju Lake ★ 3
An attractive birch & spruce strewn slope down to a marshy arm of Sonju Lake. Limited views of the open water.
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☑ ⦿ Water: The lake here has a soggy, organic edge with limited access in the mud and grass. Unlikely to find wading or swimming desirable from here.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Several bench commons area.
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D 170.5 South Sonju Lake ★ 4.5
Clearly better than North - a big, comfy even grassy clearing for the commons. A decent hint of lake viewshed through thick screen of mostly spruce. But a short little walk over to Lilly's Island, for a tiny sampler of Boundary Waters -esque evening hang.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Great, open swimming off the boulders of Lilly's Island.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of real good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area, with other custom furniture.
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D 167.5 North Egge Lake ★ 3
On a slight hill, and in light forest just above the lakeshore. A thin screen of young spruce interrupts but keeps enough sightlines of the lake for interest.
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☑ ⦿ Water: A wide open lake for swimming if you're willing to wade out through the vegetated, cobbly shoreline.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 3-4 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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D 167.3 South Egge Lake ★ 3.5
Directly adjacent to the lakeshore and remaining in verdant woodsy growth, there remains screened view of open water from some tent pads. Open sky above the commons area.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Better than North, a flat boulder on water's edge serves as a comfy, natural dock access to open water.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 3-4 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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D 162.7 Leskinen Creek ★ 2
A large, open and flat commons offering some breathing room in the subcanopy of thick sugar maple forest lowlands surroundings. Quiet, and extra dim at sunset but can hear distant sounds from community of Finland.
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☑ ⦿Water: Just to have drinking water is problematic here - I struggled to do better than bushwhacking to a stagnant, very organic pool.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: 5+ of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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D 159.0 Section 13 ★ 2.5
Some amazing views are gifted on the trail's approach nearby, but none directly from the campsite. Encompassed by shrubs and young hardwoods, it still feels high, open and airy.
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☐ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 2-3 great tent pads, others decent.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Two rock fire rings. ☑ A high quality bench, or logs.
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D 152.9 East Kennedy Creek ★ 2
While the site sits frontally 'facing' open landscape of Lake Superior, the woods are thick - birch, aspen, alder, dogwood densley screening from any viewshed but also partitioning private feeling tent nooks. Still receives spots of sun.
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☑ ⦿ Water: A trickle of water through a cobble chute - just enough for drinking.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: Several of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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D 152.9 West Kennedy Creek ★ 2.5
A more spacious, open commons is carved out of the thick, young woods and partitions tent sites for additional privacy. Probably more often used than East Kennedy.
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☑ ⦿ Water: A very lightly flowing brook in drier season.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality. Some with grassy substrate.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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Map Series C: Minnesota Highway 1 Trailhead to Lake County Road 301
C 144.9 East Palisade Creek ★ 3
A stand of spruce, birch and aspen divide tent pad pockets while keeping open sightlines. No real view of creek from tents, but light sounds from it.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Must descend steps to water, a low volume brook with small foot soaking pools downstream.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Four bench commons area.
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C 144.8 West Palisade Creek ★ 3
Heavy mixed forest of big spruce, birch and sugar maple surround another campsite of assembled open pockets. A grassy, rooted knoll for the commons and one particularly cool tent pad wrapped by whispering creekbed.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Low volume creek with shallow foot soaking pools.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
C 144.3 Round Mountain ★ 3
Surrounded by dense woods, the commons enjoys a wide open break in the canopy with grassy ground. A couple of flat tent pads hug the edge of descending hillside, but don't offer exceptional views.
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☑ ⦿Water: A vegetated, earthen ditch course. Still pools found late season, best reserved for drinking water.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 2 good quality, besides near the fire ring.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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C 143.1 Bear Lake ★ 4.5
Super unique, and the best campsite lake view on the trail. A sure-footed approach to a series of tent pads as dirt terraces packed into clefts of rock. A spacious dirt terrace, and a smooth shoreline campfire commons area sit directly on water's edge with long views of open water.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Excellent lake access, with more than one shoreline nook hangout.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality, if squeezed in.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ One log bench commons area.
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C 141.9 Penn Creek ★ 2.5
Some combination of heavy hardwood canopy, winding shallow brook and dank, mossy grotto give an air of 'ancient Amazonian temple entrance'. This is a deep campsite, with ongoing tent pads obscured from each other.
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☑ ⦿ Water: If drinking water is pulled in or near the grotto, tiny foot soaking pools can be found downstream and ways back of the site.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: 6+ of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area. with picnic table.
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C 136.6 East Beaver River ★ 5
On the rocky shoulder of scenic cascade. Excellent open sightlines and soundscape, under mature pines and cedars. Limited number of top notch tent pads, and probably this scarcity increases their value.
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☑ ⦿Water: High volume drops through bedrock cascade flume with options for wading and dunking in natural jacuzzi eddys and gravel beach.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 2-3 of good quality, then rock/root interrupted.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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C 136.3 West Beaver River ★ 4.5
A bit more accommodating in size than East, and more pragmatic. The river is a calmer, shallower stretch still sparkling with song. Riverbank is flatter, shallow and held by gnarly cedars so relaxing access.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Chill access, great wading and rinsing, not quite swimmable.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Three bench commons area.
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C 131.9 Fault Line Creek ★ 3.5
With the comfortable feel of a rustic, cabin backyard - a lot of grass edged by wild plant growth. A great 'openness' without closed in forest canopy but no ground level sightlines of adjacent pond wetland.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Would leave pond access for drinking water.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 6+ of good quality, and most are grassy.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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C 130.5 Beaver Pond ★ 2
This is a coarse and shaggy cut, ready for the brush to reclaim if the battle relents... small area with no views of pond. I suspect some folks are pitching nearer water's edge on southern approach and enjoying some open, airier viewshed and open water access.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Don't find it direct from site (deep grass), rather seek access on southern approach.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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C 128.8 Chapins Ridge ★ 3
Thick forest surrounds this open grove of mature pines, dropping needle carpet.
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☐ ⦿ Water: A miniscule rivulet, when present.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 2 good flats, rest are unfortunately sloped.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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C 124.2 Southeast Split Rock River ★ 5
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
C 123.9 Northeast Split Rock River ★ 3.5
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
C 123.7 Northwest Split Rock River ★ x
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
C 123.4 Southwest Split Rock River ★ 4
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
C 119.5 Blueberry Hill ★ 2.5
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
C 113.3 Gooseberry (Multigroup) ★ x
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
C 112.5 Middle Gooseberry ★ 3.5
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
C 112.4 East Gooseberry ★ 3.5
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
C 111.5 West Gooseberry ★ x
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
C 108.3 Crow Valley ★ 3
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
Map Series B: Lake County Road 301 Trailhead to Martin Road Trailhead
B 99.9 Silver Creek ★ 4
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
B 94.2 Reeves Falls ★ 4
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
B 90.2 Stewart River ★ 4
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
B 84.7 Ferguson ★ 4
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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94° 5' 59.618" W 47° 47' 32.447" N
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
B 83.6 McCarthy Creek ★ 4
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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94° 5' 59.618" W 47° 47' 32.447" N
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
B 77.5 Big Bend ★ 3.5
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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94° 5' 59.618" W 47° 47' 32.447" N
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
B 70.2 Fox Farm Pond ★ 2.5
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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94° 5' 59.618" W 47° 47' 32.447" N
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
B 67.5 Sucker River ★ 3.5
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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94° 5' 59.618" W 47° 47' 32.447" N
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
B 63.5 Heron Pond ★ 2.5
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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94° 5' 59.618" W 47° 47' 32.447" N
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
B 59.8 Lone Tree ★ 3
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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94° 5' 59.618" W 47° 47' 32.447" N
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
B 54.3 White Pine ★ 3.5
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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94° 5' 59.618" W 47° 47' 32.447" N
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
B 53.1 Bald Eagle ★ 2
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (S.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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94° 5' 59.618" W 47° 47' 32.447" N
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
Map Series A: Martin Road Trailhead to Southern Terminus
A 43.4 UMD Bagley Nature Area ★ 1
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (L.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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94° 5' 59.618" W 47° 47' 32.447" N
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
A 27.2 Spirit Mountain Campground ★ x
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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94° 5' 59.618" W 47° 47' 32.447" N
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
A 0.4 Red River Valley ★ x
On a rugged slope and in close quarters of thick balsam & spruce. An impressive beaver dam spills moving water, providing ambience. A 'semi-vista' when looking towards the pond.
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☑ ⦿ Water: Most immediate access is the beaver pond. Moving water outflow is an option a little hike north, with some bush tramping.
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Size (M.) Tent Pads: 4-5 of good quality.
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☑ Pit latrine toilet. ☑ Rock fire ring. ☑ Two bench commons area.
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94° 5' 59.618" W 47° 47' 32.447" N
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Nearest Trailhead: A little over one mile.
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